Adrianna Vineyard Malbec, Bodega Catena Zapata 2009

The 2009 Adrianna Vineyard Malbec is 30% whole cluster and 70% whole berry fruit, whereby the early picked Malbec is co-fermented with Viognier. It is raised in 60% new French oak for 18 to 24 months depending on the lot and undergoes 180 separate row micro-vinifications. It has a complex bouquet of blackberry, chalk dust, leather and the scent of an old English stately home. The palate is medium-bodied with a very taut, focused, tense entry. This has wonderful vivacity and outstanding minerality, the finish doing that rare thing of transporting you to its place, that is to say, high up in the Andes. You will be hard pressed to find a better Malbec than this. Drink now-2025+